1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State Seminoles football
1987 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Berryman); Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1987 record	11–1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (4th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 60,519)

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected national champion by Berryman.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 40–16	52,893
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	No. 8	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, North Carolina		W 44–3	33,937
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Memphis State	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 41–24	50,191
September 26	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan		W 31–3	76,887
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL)	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)	CBS	L 25–26	62,561
October 10	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	No. 6	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 61–10	25,853
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 32–9	53,114
October 31	3:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 73–14	53,210
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Auburn	No. 4	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	CBS	W 34–6	85,170
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Furman	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 41–10	50,087
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Florida	No. 3	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	CBS	W 28–14	74,613
January 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Nebraska	No. 3	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 31–28	72,112
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

1987 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`8`	Terry Anthony	So
G	`61`	Jim Bekas	Fr
FB	`22`	Edgar Bennett	Fr
T	`50`	John Brown	So
TB	`13`	Dexter Carter	So
TE	`85`	Pat Carter	Sr
WR	`29`	Lawrence Dawsey	Fr
WR	`1`	Scott DiMare	So
OT	`69`	Joey Ionata	Jr
T	`73`	Anthony Johnson	Jr
QB	`14`	Brad Johnson	Fr
TE	`45`	Reggie Johnson	Fr
TB	`10`	Brady Jones	So
RB	`33`	Sammie Smith	So
QB	`11`	Casey Weldon	Fr
TE	`87`	Gaylon White	Sr
WR	`23`	Pat White	So
WR	`82`	Randy White	Sr
QB	`4`	Peter Tom Willis	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`6`	LeRoy Butler	So
LB	`47`	Kevin Grant	So
FS	`21`	John Hadley	Jr
LB	`53`	Odell Haggins	So
CB	`32`	Martin Mayhew	Sr
LB	`38`	Paul McGowan	Sr
DT	`74`	Henry Ostaszewski	Fr
DT	`75`	Joe Ostaszewski	Fr
LB	`48`	David Palmer	Sr
CB	`2`	Deion Sanders	Jr
CB	`22`	Curtis Thomas	Sr
LB	`93`	Shelton Thompson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`18`	Derek Schmidt	Sr
P	`12`	Rick Tuten	Sr

Head coach

Bobby Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Wayne McDuffie (Offensive coordinator)
Mickey Andrews (Defensive coordinator)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	8	8	7	6	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Coaches	14	11	7	8	4	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2

Game summaries

Texas Tech

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at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	3	13	14	14	44
Pirates	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 12
Location: Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 33,937

[4]

Memphis State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	7	7	24
• Seminoles	21	3	7	10	41

Date: September 19
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Game attendance: 50,191

[5]

at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	0	7	10	14	31
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 26
Location: Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 76,887

[6]

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Miami	3	0	8	15	26
#4 Florida State	0	10	9	6	25

Date: October 3
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium,
Tallahassee, Florida
Game attendance: 62,561
Game weather: 78° F, Sunny, Wind N 15-20 MPH
TV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

[7]

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	21	10	14	16	61
Golden Eagles	7	3	0	0	10

Date: October 10
Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
Game attendance: 25,853

[8]

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	6	9
• Seminoles	6	12	7	7	32

Date: October 17
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Game attendance: 53,114

[9]

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	0	0	7	14
• Seminoles	7	31	28	7	73

Date: October 31
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Game attendance: 53,210

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Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	14	13	0	7	34
Tigers	0	3	3	0	6

Date: November 7
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
Game attendance: 85,170

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Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Furman	7	0	0	3	10
• Florida St	10	10	7	14	41

Date: November 14
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Game attendance: 50,087

[12]

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	3	6	11	8	28
Gators	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 28
Location: Florida Field
Game attendance: 74,613

[13]

Fiesta Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cornhuskers	14	0	14	0	28
• #3 Seminoles	0	21	3	7	31

Date: January 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium
Game attendance: 72,112

[14]

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National championship seasons in bold

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll